Archives for the ‘L1A’ Category

Reading began a double header weekend with a trip to Buckingham, league leaders in South Division 1. Reading found themselves under most of the early pressure but contained Buckinghams chances. With limited opportunity to threaten the Buckingham half it was more about soaking up the pressure while gradually trying to build play. Buckingham gained the [...]

It was double delight for Kirsty Reeman as she scored twice in Reading 1a’s crucial 3-1 defeat of Wimbledon on Saturday. The team went into the match knowing that only a win was really good enough, and they responded well to the pressure with a good start to the game. The early play was mostly [...]

8th place Reading travelled to bottom side Woking on Saturday knowing that 3 points would help lift them clear of the bottom few places Reading began the match well, and welcomed back regular goalkeeper Sarah Gowers, along with Jen Bogg, Helen Ritchie and Holly Raby stepping up from the 2’s to provide more options in [...]

Southampton were the visitors to Sonning Lane this week, and they returned South with 3 points, having reversed the scoreline from when the 2 teams met in the first half of the season. With unavailability depleting numbers the 1a’s welcomed Holly Raby, Helen Ritchie and Alexa Kearns who all put in a great effort stepping [...]

In a week in which all other games in the South League Division 1 were postponed due the weather Reading Ladies 1a’s travelled south to Havant on Saturday. The heating-less changing room proved a good acclimatisation to the chilly conditions, but an active warm up prepared the team well and they got off to a [...]

Reading Ladies 1a’s took to the pitch for a second time this weekend as they faced Chelmsford 2’s in the Quarter Finals of the England Hockey 2XI Cup competition. With a place in the final 4 teams in the country at stake there was all to play for. An early meet saw the team heading [...]

Reading Ladies 1a’s returned to league action on Saturday at home to Hampstead & Westminster. The 1a’s made a good start and had most of the early pressure, putting together some nice passing moves. Reading converted the good play into the first goal when a ball through to Chiara Clarke left her free at the [...]

Reading Ladies 1a’s returned to action on Saturday in a friendly against Epsom. Due to the cancellation of a several friendlies by the opposition, and last weeks inclement weather this was the first time that the team had played a match since late November.  With some changes in the team over the Christmas break and [...]

Reading Ladies 1a’s lost 5-2 to a good Oxford Hawks team on Saturday, in their last league game before the Christmas break. Reading got off to the worst possible start when they conceded in the first 5 minutes after a cross found its way across the goal and was touched in by an Oxford forward. [...]

Reading Ladies 1a’s were left crushed after a last second goal for the opposition left Reading with a nothing to show from a fine performance of hockey. Harrow were the visitors in the 1a’s latest South League division 1 encounter, and the game got off to a quick start. Both teams had periods of possession [...]